Safety-razor.



0. T. FLEURY'.

SAFETY RAZOR.

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1 273,842. Patented July 30, 1918.

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SAFETY-RAZOR.

Specification uf Letters Patent.

I Patented July 30, 191B.

Application lled December 18. 1917. Serial No. 207.702.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it knownthat I, OSW/ann T. FLEURY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the countyl of Sl1l'ollrStal;e oflllassaehusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sasity-Razors; and I do hereby declare the fol owing to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable. othersskilled in the. art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same.

This invention is an improvement in razors and has particular referenceto a safety razor.

The practice of removing hairs from the axilla is, at the present time,becoming more predominant and,.in order to accomplish this purpose, heordinary safety razor is sometimes 'empl Vyed but has been found more orless uns tisfactory owing to the fact that access ca mot readily beobtained to the curvature o the arm pit to remove the hairs therefroni`with the straight edge blades commonlyT used. ("lhernical preparaw tionsare also marketed for removingr these hairs and it is Well known thatsuch means often times prove injurious to the, user.

lt is therefore an object of the. present in vention to provide a razorwhich will readw ily and elicienflv remove the hairs from the axillaand. to this end. use is preferably made of a blade provided with acurved cutting edge and having its body of an arcuate formation.

Another object is the provision of a detachable holder of improved`(:oi1 id'r'ii .t.ion for the blade which will securel \1 maintain aguard in operative relation thereto.

A further object is to provide a razor of this character which is simplein construction, easy to manufacture and wherein the parts may bereadily and quickly Iassembled` and detached should it be desired toreplace the blade.

Theinventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety ofmechanical expres` sions one of which, for the purpose of illustratingthe invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 isa front elevation of the razor constructed in accordance with theinven-- tion.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 is an end view.

Fig. 4 is a Section on the line .l AJl; of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5---5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. l is a detail perspective view of one of themembcrs of thc holder.

The invent ion is illusi4 r'alcd in what is now believed to he itsprefer-ml forni and comprises` a. lilado lll made olI a piece of metallient lonifiturlinall5`- into arcuole formation and having a slraiuhllongitudinal odge 1l and an opposite railing' edge l2 which is curvedabout an axis that intersects a plano ot' the blade and which extendslongiiudi nulli' ol" the handle 'uosenl'ly to be described. llrilh ablade of this conslruclion, il ill he apparent that. l v reason ol' itscurvature,

the same will ellerlirely engage the curvature of the arm pit and removethe hairs therefrom. A Iguard 13 is assmialed with the blade l() andcurved similar lheretf.) and provided upon the odge akljacen the Cul'-lng edge l2 with a plurality` ol lient lingers 14. f The blade 1() andguard' lil are cach provided with transverse regislering openings 151and 1li. respectively. dispised adjacent the ends oi' said members fora. purpose to presently' appear.

The, 'invention further comprises a holder preferably. consistingl of apair-'of complemental (.lampin'gr members 17 which include sides 1H thatdiverge toward the blade` and guide. The end of each side 1S adjacentthe lil-.1de and guard is bent to provide an exten sion 19 which engagesover the outer face of the blade V1 0 and which is reduced to provideTho lockingV tongue 20 adapted to be extended through the adjacentregistering openings l5 and ll' so that the tongue will. be disposedadjacent the inner face of the guard 13. The opposite end of eachrof theclamping members 17 is formed to provide the subslantially semicircularand solid handle portion 21 which coperaties with the opposite portionto provide a handle. In order that the parts may be retained incoperative rclation, the outer ends off the handle portions Q1 arepreferably screw threaded to receive an internally threaded cap 23 whichwill effectively prevent spreading of the clamping members 17 when therazor is being used.

In practice.` when itis desired to assemble `lhe razor, the lockingtongues 20 are First passed through the revistering openings 15 and 1Gafter which the handle portions are adjusted toward each other untiltheir Hat surfaces are engaged. In so adjusting the clamping members itwill be apparent that lill the same will swing about the inner ends ofthiI looking.Y tongues as pivots und that therefor said tongues will beadjusted toward the inner face of the guard 13 and i.\trt a pressurethcrcagulnst which will re- :alh in ihr guard and blade heilig clampedin binding engagement between the extensions ISI and tongues- 2U. 'l`hecap 23 may then iw thm-atleti into engagement. with the outer rails ot'thc portions 2l wher-tulpen the rar/.or \\ill'|tv ready for use.

hat is rluimetl ietw- 1. razor ini-hiding' a blade, a guard as-.aociatotl \\lth said blade, :i holder for the blade nml guard includingseparable clamping' members each of whioh is provided nt one uml with anextension engaging said blade and a tongue projet-[ing from the eX-tonsion and through aaiil lilatlr and guard and engaging thtA latter1and means for retaining eai'd damping members in operative pos'ltioli.'

3. .l 'razor inclinlinw a blade, a guard associated with said blade. aholder for the blailo amt guard including separable clamping' membersearli ol' whit-l1 is provided ut, one ond with an extension 'engagingover the ond ol' said blade and a tongue projcctig` from Ilnextensionand passing downwardly :nid through said blade and guard und engaggingthe bitter, the other end of each .naming lut-i [ber being formed loprovide a liaiulh portion which copcratcs with `the siioilaiuportion yofthe other clamping inemher` and means for detachably seruring saidhandle portions in coperating relation.

'3, ,X razor inelndinnr a blade, a guard assocatod with seid blade aholder for the blade und guard includin eomplementel clamping memberseach of w ich is provided et one end with un extension engagin saidblade and a tongue projecting fromt e extension and through said bladeand guard and engaging the latter, the other end of each clamping memberbeing formed to provide a handle portion which eoperntes with thesimilar portion of the other elempin member, and -a cap threaded uponsai. handle portions for retaining thq same in cooperating relation.

4. A'- razor including a blade bent longitudinally and having a cuttingedge curved about. an axis intersecting n plane of the blade, e guardassociated with said blade, a

holder for the blade and guard including5 separable clamping membersdetachablf' i connected to the blade and guard and eac of which isprovided at one end with an extension engaging said blade and u tongueprojecting from the extension and through said blade and guard andengaging the latter. the other ends of said elampin members beingadjustable away from eaci other whereby to detach the clamping membersfrom the blade and guard, and means for retaining said clamping membcrrin opera tive position.

In testimony whereof, I aix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

OSWALD T. FLEURY.

